Senior Writer / Editor (Part-Time)

Cmu (SEI) Open · verified Aug 22, 2026

Pittsburgh Part-time Senior Copywriting

Senior Copywriting role at Cmu (SEI). Pittsburgh · part-time.

Role brief

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What you'll do

Create blog posts and technical news or feature pieces for SEI channels
Produce and revise web copy, video scripts, electronic-media content, and formal reports
Adjust each piece from substantive editing through proofreading to match project needs
Coordinate with researchers and communication teams on publications, presentations, web pages, and events
Track schedules, tasks, and delivery across your projects

What you bring

At least five years of writing and editing experience
Strong planning, writing, substantive-editing, and copyediting ability, with close attention to style and quality
The organization and time management skills to handle competing work with limited supervision
Significant experience using Microsoft Office, especially Word and PowerPoint
The communication skills to interview technical experts and shape material for their readers

Who this fits

You’ll suit a part-time Pittsburgh role supporting technical experts in software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Expect a background investigation, and include a writing sample plus evidence of your editing work with your application. Experience with research settings, technical or DoW audiences, marketing writing, tracking tools, content-management systems, accessibility, markup, or LaTeX could also help

From the employer

About the role

Do you love to address structural challenges in writing and craft words and paragraphs that engage the reader? Would you like to work with leaders in the fields of software engineering, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence (AI) on projects that matter to the Department of War (DoW), government agencies, and private industry? Are you enthusiastic about copyediting, style guides, and quality control?

We’re looking for a Senior Writer/Editor to join our Strategic Communications and Media team at the Software Engineering Institute (SEI) to manage content for blogs, the SEI website, blogs, reports, news stories, and presentations. You will collaborate with SEI researchers, engineers, and other subject-matter experts through all stages of the writing process from inception to completion.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with technical staff to write blog posts about technical topics.

Write technical news and feature articles for the SEI website, Year in Review, and other communication channels.

Write and edit web content, video scripts, and content for other electronic media.

Edit formal technical reports. Tailor your work for each project—from substantive editing, to copyediting, to proofreading—depending on project requirements, schedule, and budget.

Write and edit brief articles and marketing materials.

Work with SEI Communication Design, Web Services, Public Relations, and Outreach teams on publications, presentations, web pages, information graphics, and event materials.

Plan, manage, schedule, and track your project tasks.

Who you are

You have at least five years of experience in writing and editing.

You have excellent document planning, writing, substantive editing, and copyediting skills.

You are committed to customer service for subject-matter experts, but you are also a strong advocate for their readers.

You have a keen eye for detail and a strong focus on quality and adherence to a style guide.

You have strong organizational, time management, and project management skills and can prioritize multiple responsibilities.

You have the social skills to interview subject-matter experts or work closely with them to plan and develop written technical materials.

You have significant experience with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Word and PowerPoint.

You can work with minimal or no supervision, but you also participate in team decision making.

You will be subject to a background investigation.

You might also have experience in

an academic or technical research setting

marketing writing for a technical or DoD audience

coordinating with others to meet service-level agreements for projects

issue- and project-tracking software

website content-management systems

accessibility or 508 compliance

learning a markup language or using LaTeX or other document-preparation systems

How to apply

With your resume, please also upload

a short article or marketing piece that demonstrates your writing skills

a text sample that demonstrates the impact of your editing skills, via tracked changes, redlining, or first/final versions (or a second writing sample)

A cover letter is optional but can expand on your work history and explain how it aligns with the job description.

Who we are

Always focused on the future, the SEI advances software as a strategic advantage for national security. We lead research and direct transition of software engineering, cybersecurity, and AI technologies at the intersection of academia, industry, and government. We serve the nation as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) sponsored by the DoW and are based at Carnegie Mellon University, a global research university annually rated among the best for its programs in computer science and engineering. Learn more about Careers at the SEI.

The Technical Communications team helps the SEI’s subject-matter experts inform our sponsor and the public about the research, methods, products, and services developed at the SEI.

Location

Pittsburgh, PA

Job Function

Communications

Position Type

Staff – Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Full time/Part time

Part time

Pay Basis

Hourly

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